Brazil detains two French travelers for perching atop iconic statue
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian authorities have detained two French men for watching the sun rise over Rio de Janeiro from the top of the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue while the monument was closed, one of the travelers told AFP. Clement Dumais, 28, and Paul Roux-dit-Buisson, 27, entered the site of the 38-meter (125-foot) monument […]
PetChem’s earnings, revenue soar in Q2 21
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd’s (PetChem) net profit surged to RM1.86 billion in the second quarter ended June 30, 2021 (Q2 2021), from RM186.0 million recorded a year earlier. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, PetChem said the improved earnings were in line with higher earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA), and […]
Motor division helps drive Sime Darby’s record revenue of RM44.48b in FY21
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Bhd’s motor division’s exceptional performance in most markets underpinned its stellar performance as it posted a new high in revenue of RM44.48bil in the financial year ended June 30, 2021. In a statement on Wednesday, it reported a 73.8% jump in net profit to RM1.42bil from RM820mil a year ago due to […]
Taiwan reports no new domestic Covid-19 cases, first time since May 9
TAIPEI, Aug 25 ― Taiwan reported zero new domestic Covid-19 cases today, the first time since May 9 it has logged no community transmissions, with the pandemic on the democratically ruled island now well under control. The number of Covid-19 cases in Taiwan began climbing in mid-May after months of no or few domestic infections, […]
UK says deadline for Afghanistan evacuation is to the last minute of Aug. 31
LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday that the deadline for evacuating people from Afghanistan was up to the last minute of this month. Raab was asked after a White House spokesperson said at a briefing on Tuesday they needed to check if the deadline for evacuations was up to the […]
UOB Malaysia, The FinLab launch JomX to assist SMEs
KUALA LUMPUR: UOB Malaysia and The FinLab announced the launch of JomX, an initiative to help the bank’s small and medium enterprise (SME) customers access a host of digital solutions to accelerate their digitalisation efforts amid COVID-19 challenges. UOB Malaysia executive director and country head of channels and digitalisation Yap Kok Tee said the pandemic […]
Ahmad Zahid’s corruption case on VLN postponed to Sept 1
SHAH ALAM: The High Court here allowed an application by the defence in a corruption case involving Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pix) in connection with the Foreign Visa System (VLN) to vacate today’s hearing. Judge Datuk Mohd Yazid Mustafa granted the hearing to be vacated after Ahmad Zahid’s counsel, Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Zainal, produced to the […]
Socso pays out RM11.11mil to beneficiaries of Covid victims
KUALA LUMPUR: The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has disbursed a total of RM11.11 million to beneficiaries of eligible contributors who died of Covid-19 so far. Its chief executive Datuk Seri Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed said it involved almost 11,100 recipients whose applications were approved through the Survivor’s Pension category under the Invalidity Scheme and […]
PM meeting Pakatan Harapan leaders today
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan’s top brass is set to meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pic) at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in Perdana Putra in Putrajaya at 2pm on Wednesday (Aug 25). Though the agenda of the meeting is not known, it is understood that the meeting will be about deliberating Ismail […]
